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GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY^ MISSISSIPPI, „WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 21,
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VOLUME 1-NUMBER 172.
1917.
WILSON CALLS CONGRESS TO MEET APRIL SECOND IN EXTRA SESSION
OF ALLIES IN NORTHERN FRANCE!
LITTLE SLACKENING IN DRIVE
French Within Sight of Former Headquarters of
German Emperor While British Continue to
Push Forward Rapidly.
(By Associated Press)
St. Quentin, reported to have been
the headquarters of the German Em
for *he past two years, today
peror
is within sight of the French infan
try following fast on the heels of the
retreating German army. So far
there has been no evidence that the
German retreat has halted,
known indicated the contrary, the only
offset these evidences is that |
the British and French advance has
The British are about
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Facts
fact to
slackened,
twelve miles from Cambrai.
IMPORTANT GAINS.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, March 21—Important gains
have been made by the French in the
pursuit of the Germans on both sides
of the Loan road. Ten villages have
been captured. Rapid progress is be-
ing made.
IN TURKISH TERRITORY.
(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, March 21 — Russian
troops are driving southward from
Persia and have crossed the Mesopot
amlan frontier into Turkish territory,
the war office announced today.
London, March 21—A Hague dis
patch asserts that a new German
Peace move is on foot. The dispatch
ANOTHER PEACE MOVE.
(By Associated Press)
URGE PAVING
RIVERFRONT
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Property Owners Met With City Coun
cil Last Night and Discussed
Plans—Action Postponed.
The proposition to pave River Front
from Main Street to within 200 Yards
of the city limits on the west side of
town, was the chief subject for consid
eration at the meeting of the City
Council last night. Several property
owners were present to urge action by
the Council and after a lengthy ses
sion final action was postponed until
Friday night.
Ten property owners, Dr. Frank
H. Smith, Hon. O .L. Kimbrough and
Messrs. Harry Hulen, Joe Ellington,
Joe Barnwell, Joe. Lanham, W. S
Marye, Loraine Craig, George Wilson
and W. C. Taylor, were present at last
night's meeting, all asking the Coun-,
cil to act favorably upon the petition !
The plan is an asphaltic concrete |
street, twenty feet wide part of
way, fifteen ffeet where the stre|t is !
too narrow for twenty, with no re
taining wall on the river aide. The
property owners propose to pay half
and let the city pay the other half.
The paving, if carried out, would
cost the city $2.87% per running foot
Several of the property owners I
present made arguments in favor of ,
the work being done and one of the ,
Commissioners added his word in fav
or of the paving.
Mayor Ray gave it is as his opinion
that the city is not in position to is
sue bonds for the paving of River
Front at this time in view of other
heavy drains upon the treasury de
partment. With facts and figures at
his finger tips he pointed out just
the position the city is in and why, in
his opinion, it will be impossible for
the city to pave the street.
On the other paving done in the
city the property owners have paid
one third and the city one third, The
reason for this being that on all
streets except River Front taxable
property lies on both sides of the
thoroughfares to be paved.
Among the argumenta advanced
against the paving last night was that
the city would have to pay half of the
cost of paving and would benefit leas
by the work than from the streets
where only one third the cost was
paid.
to pave River Front.
for the above road, or approximately
$15.000.
!
The meeting was adjourned until
Friday night when final action will be
taken. Several other matters wére
considered by the Council last night
Akron, Ohio, is railing $400,000 to
pay off debt« on hospitals. '
Tha United States yearly spends
1100,000,000 in building public ichooli.
»mi passed upon.
says that prominent Germans visited
Holland and Switzerland recently un
der instructions to-ascertain what the
present attitude of Great Britain is
toward a possible cessation of hostili
ties.
garded as deprived of their liberty and
they will be brought to Thsarkoeselo,
according^) Reuter's Petrograd corre
spondent. .
FORMER EMPEROR ARRESTED.
(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, March 21—The Russian
government has ordered that the de-
posed emperor and his consort be re-
POISON GAS BOMBS.
(By Associated Press)
Corfu, March 21—Poison gas bombs
thrown into Monastir in the recent
bombardment of the city killed more '
than sixty civilians including women
and children, according to the Ser-
bian press bureau.
Petrograd, March 21—General poli-
tical amnesty has been ordered by the
provisional government,
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POLITICAL AMNESTY.
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(By Associated Press)
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FOOD RIOTS AT BERLIN.
(By Associated Press)
London, March 21—An Amsterdam
dispatch reports that it is rumored
serious riots broke out in Berlin be-
cause of the scarcity of food.
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MEMPHIS WANTS
RATES LOWERED
From that City to Mississippi Points
or Intrastate Rates in State In
creased—Meeting.
Secretary Hays of the Business
League is in receipt of a letter from
President Sheppard, of the Missis
sippi Railroad Commission, under date
of March 19, enclosing a call for a
meeting at Jackson, Miss., on March
28th, of the Commission and fepre
sentatives of the business interests
of the state to consider the complaint
of the Memphis Freight Bureau be
fore the Interstate Railroad Commis
sion against the various railroads op
erating in this state. !
The complaint seeks to have the
class and commodity interstate rates
jout of Memphis to points in Mississip
pi reduced, or the intrastate rates in
the state nicreased, claiming that the
present adjustment favors the local
dealers within this state, to the pre
theljudice of Memphis shippers,
At the meeting on the 28th, which
.it is expected will be a representative
body of Mississippi business men,
plans for fighting the contentions of
Memphis will be perfected.
At a meeting of the Business Lea
gue called for Friday, March 23rd,
announced elsewhere in this paper, the
entire subject will be considered and
delegates appointed to meet with the
Commission on the 28th.
This is a very important matter and
lit will be well for each member of the
AN INTERNATIONAL WEDDING.
League to bear in mind that date of
the meeting and the purpose. *
Cambridge, England, March 21—
By Union Associated Press)—An An
glo-American wedding of more than
ordinary interest here today was that
of Miss Florence Katherine Spencer,
of New York, formerly of St. Louis,
to Philip Worsley Wood, of Emanuel
College, Cambridge University, of
of which he has been acting head for
some time. Miss Spencer braved U
boat dangers to come to England for
te ceremony.
SOUTHERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Los Angeles, Cal., March 21—(By
Union Associated Press)—The golf
championship of southern California
began here today over the links of the
Midwick Country Club. The event will
continue throughout tomorrow and
will be a seventy-two hole medal play
affair, the first thirty-six players to
continue for the championship tomor
jrow. There are six cash prizes for
Ithe professionals and a handsome
(trophy for the loading amateur at tha
end of the seventy-two holes playsd.
The Spalding perpetual trophy, am
blematie of the avant, will be hold by
'the winner's «mb lor • par,
{FIVE KILLED
BY A TORNADO
Arkansas Town Struck Last Night by
Disastrous Twister—Four Ser
iously Injured.
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(By Associated Press)
Little Rock, March 21—Five per
sons were killed and four were ser
iously injured in a tornado near Del
ark last night according to reports to
day. The dead are Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Weatherington, Arthur Herr
ing, Milton Hutchison , and Mattie
Hearn.
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STORM OVER GREENWOOD.
What appeared to be a tornado, ac-
companied by a loud roaring, passed
over Greenwood this morning about
nine thirty, headed in a southeasterly
direction. The cloud was cone shaped
and very /nuch disturbed by wind. It
could be seen twisting and boiling as
it passed over.
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GERMANS PLEAD
GUILTY TODAY
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Through Motion Picture Film Ex-
change Spy Syetem Was Being
Operated Against England.
(By Associated Press)
New York .March 21—Albert San-
derf and Charles Wünnenberg, indict-
ed members of the Central Powers
War Film Exchange, charged with en-
gaging in a military enterprise and
sending spies to England to get in-
! formation for the German military
authorities, today plead guilty.
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FLYERS CANNOT
COME AT PRESENT
Secretary Hays Received Letter from
Officer at Memphis—Greenwood
Will be Considered.
Secretary Hays, of the Business
League, is in receipt of a letter from
Captain J. C. Marrow, of the Signal
Corps, of Memphis, under date of
March 19th, in reply to Mr. Hays' let
ter of the 16th in which he suggested
Greenwood as a landing place in cross
country flights,
J Captain Marrow said in his letter
that cross-country flights will not be
made for sometime yet but if at that
time Greenwood is to be considered as
a landing place an officer will visit
this city for the purpose of examin
ing sites for the landing grounds. The
! Captain also expresses thanks for the
interest taken by the League in avia
tion.
to
;
In his letter of invitation Mr. Hays
promised the birdmen an opportunity
to see and be entertained by the pret
tiest girls of the South.
ed
ly
are
to
are
BATTLESHIP IS SUNK.
French Vessel of 18,000 Tons Sent
Down in Mediterranean.
Berlin, March 20—(Via Sayville.)
—A French battleship of the Danton
class was sunk by 8 German subma
rine in the Mediterranean yesterday,
the admiralty announced today.
Berlin, March 20—(By Wireless to
Sayville.)—The admiralty statement
reads:
"A German submarine commanded
by Lieut. Capt. Moraht, on March
19, in fttye Western Dediterranean,
sank a large French battleship of the
Danton class, protected by destroy
For
River
ers.
481 feet, beam of 84 feet and draft
0 f 27.6 feet. Their armament consists
of four 12-inch guns, 12 9.4-inch guns,
io 3-pounders and two torpedo tubes
"The battleship was running a zig
zag course. Immediately after being
hit she listed heavily and capsized 45
minutes later.''
There are five battleships of the
Danton class. They have a length of
submerged. They average about 19.5
knots in speed.- They displace 18,028
tons and have a complement of 681
officers and men.
ENGLISH STEEPLECHASE CLAS
SIC TODAY.
ion
sens
Ury
fwcjr,
London, Marc 21—(By Union Asso
ciated Press)—Te National Hunts
stewards have sanctioned the Grand
National, the blue ribbon of the Eng
lish steeplechase season, to be run at
the Gatwlck course today. Tha en
tries include Ally Sloper, winner in
1915, Sunloch, who scored in 1914, and
Irish Mail.
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T«ks Th« Daily cpmmogwtftlth.
AM) PROVISIONS
COTTON GRAIN
New York Closed Twenty Five Points
Up, New Orleans Twenty Four
to Twertty Nine Up.
The New Yorif- 1 cotton (Market clos
ed 25 points higher this afternoon and
the New Orleans market closed 24 to
29 points up. 8pots at New York
were 25 up and 44 up at New Or
leans. Sales 2,QS9 bales.
NEW YORK MARKET.
Prev.
Open High £ow Close Close
Dec 18.62 19.05 18.62 18.86 18.61
May 18.56 18.90 i8.66 18.75 18.50
July 18.19 18 60 18.17 18.28 18 09
Oct 18.30 18.55* 18.30 18.86 18.19
Closed 25 up.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Prev.
Open High Lbw Close Close
Mch 18.16 18 51 18.16 18.37 18 09
May 18,11 18.44 18.10 18 30 18.03
July 17.78 18.01 <17.78 17.86 17.62
Oct. 17.97 18.06 17.93 ,17.95 17.71
Closed 24 to 29ty.
New York Spots 19.30—25 up.
New Orleans Spot* 18.63-44 up.
Sales 2039.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
Close.
Mch.-Apr. 11.88
May-June
July-Aug.
Spots 12.49
Sales 5000.
Prev. Close
11.82
,
11.73
11.65
11.88
11.17
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Close Prev. Close
Wheat.
May
Com
1.84 1-4
1.86 3 4
May
1.12 1-8
1,12 1-8
Oats.
.58 3-8
May
.58 7 8
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
Close Prev. Close
Pork
May
34.10
34.27
Lard
19.67 , 19.70
May
Ribs.
18.02
17.87
Jan
NEW YORK COTTON t)IL MARKET
Close.
13.65
13.60 .
Prev. Close.
, 13.72
May
13.71
Aug.
DAILY COTTON 'LETTER.
New Orleans, March 21—Develop
ments overnight were decidedly bul
lish. Liverpool eased on the improved !
outlook for importations under Amer-|
ican protection. Washington says this !
government broaden the scope of war!
risk insurance operations and will in
sure practically all forms of freight
to Europe except arms and ammuni
; tion. The President called for con
gress to assemble on April 2nd.
Weather conditions are most unfavor
able for the new corp. Market open
ed 5 to 15 higher and advanced quick
ly to 38 for July when bull interests
made an effort to preserve conserva
tism and checked the advance,
were not that so many people have
been induced to buy new crops and
that new crops are too high and car
rying a long interest, which gives
bears a chance to attack the market,
there would be little opjportunity for
checking a further rise in old crops.
Spots are firm and higher to buy.
Factors say that lower limit holdings
are gone and that buyers must come
to the stronger holders whose limits
are set at 19 cents and above.
J. F. CLARKE & CO.
If it
For the 24 Hours Ending at 7 A. M.
Tempersture:* Highest - 67 degrees
Lowest • 54 degrees
At 7 a. m. -66 degrees
0.36 inches
River Stage,7 a.m - 28.0 feet,no change
Change - •
THE WEATHER
Forecast.
Mississippi—Partly cloudy tonight,
colder in interior. Thursday fair.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
March, 21, 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
Precipitation
... - 0.0 feet
J. H. STEPHEN,
Local Obaerver.
Newport, R. I. March 21—(By Un
ion Associated Press)—The Newport
Constabulary, an organisation of citi
sens to serve as an auxiliary to mill- of
Ury and police forcée in an amor
fwcjr, bt|ia It« WMkly drill« today, «4
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NEWPORT CITIZENS COMMENCE
DRILLS.
OTHER CONVICTS
OFFICERS SEEK
Points
Four Remaining Who Escaped With
Overton from Birmingham Jail
Closely Pursued.
clos
and
to
York
Or
(By Associated Press)
Birmingham, March 21—Police to
day sought four of the six companions
of David Overton, slayer of Judge
Lawler, who escaped yesterday from
the county jail here. Overton and
Tony Malino, another fugitive, were
killed in a battle with a Sheriff's
posse last night in a Birmingham sub
erb and J. L. Latham was fatally
wounded.
The escape of Overton and his
companions and the battle that follow
ed and Overton's death brought to a
dramatic close one of the most sensa
tional murder cases in the history of
Alabama.
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18.50
09
18.19
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LllllUil LMllUL
HAS BUTTED IN
Roosevelt, Hughes, Root, Choate, Et
Al., Declare State of War With
Germany Exists.
(By Associated Press)
, New York, March 21—The Union
League Club adopted resolutions last
night declaring that a state of war
exists between Germany and the Un-
ited States and asks that the united
weight of American loyalty be concen-
trated upon effective government ac-
tion. Roosevelt, Hughes, Root and
Choate were the principal speakers.
B.L. DIRECTORS
TO MEET FRIDAY
at
Will Arrange for Election of New
Board and Will Name Committee
to go to Jackson.
The Board of Directors of the Bus
iness League of Greenwood have been
called to meet at'the League Rooms
at 7:30 P. M. Friday, March 23rd, to
make arrangements for the election
of a new Board of Directors which
occurs Friday, April sixth and consid
er others matters of importance.
One of the most important and
urgent matters being the appointment
of representatives to attend the meet
! ' ng °* tke ^ a '* roac * Commission on
March 28th - at Jackson for considera
! tion ° f the complaint of the Memphis
Frei e ht Bureau vs - the railroads of
[this state seeking to have the rates
from Memphis to Mississippi points
on merchandise reduced or the intra
state rates in Mississippi increased,
very much to the detriment Of the in
terests of the merchants of the state
of Mississippi.
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New York, March 21—(By Union
Associated PreA)—At the meeting of
the Distillers Secqrities Corporation
here today, the stockholders, in the
na ™, of ? e8sler ' A * G<
and M. A. Holzmger, were asked the
continuance of the existing manage
ment and many proxies were in the
hands of those chiefly concerned. The
earnings of the corporation fori
the months ending December 31, were
$1,324,683.
WANT NO CHANGE IN DISTIL
LERS' SECURITY CORPORA
TION.
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GIRL IN OVERALL FACTORY TO
STAR WITH McCORMACK.
Paterson, N. J., March 21—(By Un
ion Associated Press)—When John
McCormack, the great Irish tenor
and other stars come here week after
next for the annual music festival, the
leading contralto will be Miss Clarissa
Zomerdyk, 26 years old, folder of ov
eralls in one of the local factories.
The honor of appearing in the spring
music festival is one of the highest
that could fall to a citizen of Paterson
and the richest vie with the poor to
win it. Miss Zomerdyk was the un
animous choice of the judges, over
fourteen contestants. She works in
the day and spends her evening cul
tivating her voice.
BORDER FREE OF STATE TROOPS
TODAY.
San Antonio, Tex., March 21—(By
Union Associated Press)—The Army
department is working hard to carry
out its orders to have the last of the
National Guard organizations depart
today, so that the border will be en
tirely free of state troops. The task
of removing approximately 80,000
men during the last ton days has tax-1
«4 trwiporUtioa mourw» i«vwnfy>
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE ISSUES
CALL FOR EXTRA SESSION
Will Communicate The State of Affairs to That
Body and Let Them Act—Will Declare State
of War Has Existed for Sometime.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March
21—President Wilson today called
extra session of Congress to convene
April second. The purpose of the
session is to take action on the state
of war which it is admitted exists
between the United States and Ger
many. Congress probably will be ask
ed to declare a state of war has exist
ed since the recent date when the Ger
man submarines began conducting the
most war like operations against
American commerce.
In the proclamation calling Con
gres together the President states the
purpose is to receive a communication
from him concerning grave suestions
relative to the National policy which
should be immediately taken under
consideration.
The proclamation does not state
specifically that the President con
siders that a state of war exists but
leaves the question open for discus
sion in his address and for action by
Congress.
In his address at the opening of the
BULLETIN.
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Un-
ac-
and
SHRINERS GET
HERE TONIGHT
Every Preparation Being Made to
Give Visitors Royal Entertain-
ment During Their Stay.
Every preparation has been com
pleted for the entertainment of the
Wahabi Patrol from Jackson, Miss.,
to spend the night here the guests of
the local Shriners Club. The visitors
have the Mississippi College Brass
Band with them on the trip which is
being made for the purpose of getting
better acquainted with the Shriners J
of the northern part of the state.
The patrol will be met at the train
at seven ten this evening by a com
mittee composed of as many of the
Masons and Shriners of the city as
can be there and will be escorted to |
the Hotel Irving where they will be
entertained by the Shriners Club.
entertained by the Shriners Club at
A patrol drill will be given on the
comer of Washington and Howard
Streets at eight thirty, followed im
mediately after by a grand musical
concert, given by the ladies of the
party, at the Greenwood Theatre.
Following the concert the Shriners
Club will entertain the visiting party
and all local Masons and their ladies
at a dance at the Elks Club. The hour
for the concert is nine o'clock. The
dance will begin at ten. All Elks and
Masons are automatically invited to i
this dance whether they have invita
tions or not. |
The shriners of the city are antici
pat j ng a big night and the occasion
j promiges to be one of thc most en .
j 0 y a t>i e 80C i a l events of the season, j
j The visiting party will leave Green- at
W00( j tomorrow morning for Winona
go j ng from there to Grenada and Wat- to
er Va lley before burning to Jack
|
j u( j g j ng f rom reports coming from
tbe po j n t s already visited the trip i
proving a success even beyond expec
Itations and a feeling of closer kin
ship is being welded between the
Shriners of the state.
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of
dinner.
son.
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thc
on
1916—The United States pased the
Tillman bill, authorizing a government
armor plant.
MARCH 21 IN HISTORY.
1621—Colonists at Plymouth made
treaty with Massasoit, the Indian
chief; agreement kept strictly for
more than 50 years.
1766—Stamp act passed by British
Parliament, the first attempt to tax
America. •
1832—Goethe, German poet and
author, died; born 1749.
1904—Japanese fleet made first de
termined effort to bombard Port Ar
thur; many buildings reported demol
ished.
Congratulations go today to Dr. |
Robert L. Kelley, president of Earl-|
ham College, Richmond, Ind., and one
!of the moat prominent Quakérs of the
present generation, 52 years old to
day.
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Tnk» Th« Daily Commonwealth,
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS.
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extra session President Wilson will
recite the overt acts committed
against the United States by Ger
many. The sentiment of Congress is
understood to be overwhelmingly in
favor of a declaration, as a result of
Germany's acts against the United
States, that war already exists.
Congress is expected to pass a reso
lution declaring that a state of war
has existed between the United States
and Germany for some time. Such a
resolution in itself is not a declara
tion of war in a technical sense al
though it practically amounts to the
same thing.
In a tentative way plans for mar
shalling the full strength of the reg
ular army and the National Guard
and for raising a volunteer army of
half a million have been worked out
by the Army College. The volunteer
army of half a million is planned
eventually to be built into an army
of three million men. The mobilisa
tion of the industrial resources of the
country have gone much farther.
10,000 DOLLARS
FROM GREENWOOD
to
Presbyterians Reached Half Way
Mark in One Day. Goal Set for
$19,000 in Two Days.
Last night when the Presbyterian
j Campaign Committee headed by Dr.
M. E. Melvin stopped work they had
reached the $5,000 mark, in the two
day campaign for ten thousand dollars
from the Presbyterians of the com
jmunity and their friends. The Cam
jpaign Committee is ably assisted by
J the following gentlemen wl«b have
jwood: Dr. J. B. Hutton of Jackson,
|Rev. G. T. Gillespie of Lexington, Rev.
'w. H. Hill of Brookhaven and the
Hon. G. A. McLean of Winona,
| Mr. Geo. A. Wilson gives $1,000;
Mr. H. L. Walton $500; Mr. John
'Dahmer creates a memorial trust fund
of $500 in memory of his father and
mother. There were a large number
of donations of $260 and under,
The business men of Greenwood are
not exceeded anywhere in the south
for their enthusiastic support of a big
cause that by its very merits appeals
stuff that makes this nation one of
big visioned men who do things,
It is practically certain that those
that have not been seen up to last
night will make up the other half of
the goal set.
i The editor of The Daily Common
'wealth is a very modest man and will
| not tell it, but he set the pace yesterday
morning by making the first donation
that carried the campaign to the half
way mark .
j The Présbyterians of the State have
at Greenwood an example of what men
can do when they make up their minds
to do it.
stopped their work to come to Green
to big men. They are made of the
ACCUSED VOTE BUYERS AR
RAIGNED.
Indianapolis, Ind., March 21—(By
Union Associated Press)—With the
arraignment of thirty-four minor po
litical workers and Negroes, recently
arrested in Evansville, before Federal
Judge Albert B. Anderson here today,
another chapter on the prosecution of
alleged election frauds in Indiana at
thc November elections began. Al
together 160 men, Democrats and Re
publicans, accused of vote buying, sell
ing, intimidation and other frauds are
on the books for arraignment. Three
police chiefs are involved—Samuel
Perratt, Indianapolis; Edgar Schmitt,
Evansville and William F. Forbis,
Gary. Other prominent men under in
dictment are Mayor R. C. Johnson,
Gary; former Postmaster Charles
Simler, Evansville; former Mayor
Edmonds, Frankfort and many other
office holders and political workers of
I HAVE PURE TOOLE, POLK
AND EXPRESS COTTON SEED
FOR SALE AT $1.59 PER BUSHEL.
F. M. ALDRIDGE,
Greenwood, Misa.
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Tain Tho Daily Conuaonwoalth,
both parties.
COTTON SEED FOR SALB.
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